Children's Home run by Pebbles Care Limited in North Yorkshire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC481305 1 SC481305

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Pebbles Care

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This children’s home is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four children and young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has been registered since January 2018.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the suspension notice and two compliance notices issued on the 07 February 2020. The monitoring visit found that the provider has taken the steps identified in the compliance notices issued under regulation 12 and 13. Consequently, the suspension notice has been lifted and both compliance notices are deemed to have been met.

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This monitoring visit

There are currently no children or young people living in the home.

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This monitoring visit

There has been a review of the risk assessment and incident reporting forms. The changes aim to strengthen the analysis of the risks posed to individual children and young people and are intended to assist in improving the recording of any additional issues. Improvements made to monitoring new events will aim to give leaders and managers better oversight of any concerns and allow them to respond in a timely and more robust way.

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This monitoring visit

The process for admitting new children or young people to the home have been changed. Leaders and managers have introduced regular meetings to screen any new referrals. This aims to help them to ensure that the manager and staff are able to meet the needs of the children and young people prior to any new admissions. This process involves the provider giving greater consideration to matching of children or young people already living in the home. The provider identified that the Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC481305 2 company psychologist will also be involved in this screening process to ensure that the emotional and behaviour needs of children and young people are fully assessed.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have introduced weekly meetings to discuss any concerns arising within the home. This will enable them to target additional support where appropriate to strengthen placement stability. The provider will consider a co- ordinated response to address the concerns and support a placement move when care cannot be continued.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have undertaken additional training in respect of safeguarding and behaviour management. This will help to equip them to better manage challenging behaviour and to respond effectively to safeguarding concerns. Staff have attended team meetings and smaller working groups to reflect on their working practices and professional development. Further training and development in relation to bullying, substance and alcohol misuse and self-harm are planned for the coming weeks.

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This monitoring visit

The home has been decorated throughout and consideration has been given to how the décor will contribute to the atmosphere of the home.

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This monitoring visit

There remain some outstanding tasks for leaders and managers to complete. Not all staff have received individual supervision. There are some outstanding repairs required within the home and improvements to be made to the outside garden area. The registered manager is not currently in post and Ofsted have not been notified of her absence. The provider has a plan for these outstanding aspects to be completed by 20 th March 2020.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 05/12/2019 Interim Declined in effectiveness 31/07/2019 Full Good 14/05/2019 Full Inadequate 24/10/2018 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC481305 3

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Statutory Requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person(s) must take to meet the Care Standards Act 2000, Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’. The registered person(s) must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure

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that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child’s health. (Regulation 12 (1)(2)(d)) 20/03/2020

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The registered person must ensure that all employees

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undertake appropriate continuing professional development;

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receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience; and

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have their performance and fitness to perform their roles appraised at least once every year. (Regulation 33 (4)(a)(b)) 20/03/2020

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If the person who is in day-to-day charge of the children’s home proposes to be absent from the home for a continuous period of 28 days or more, the registered person must give notice in writing to HMCI of the proposed absence.

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If the absence arises as a result of an emergency or is unforeseen, the registered person must give notice of the absence

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within one week of the beginning of the absence; and

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specifying the matters in paragraph (2)(b).

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Requirement Due date

If the notice required under paragraph (2) or (3) has not been given as required, it must be given without delay. (Regulation 48 (1)(3)(a)(b)(4)) 20/03/2020 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC481305 4

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Information about this inspection

Ofsted is aware of the challenges that Covid-19 is currently posing to those we regulate. During this visit, the inspectors took into consideration the impact of any measures being taken to slow the spread of Coronavirus by the setting. This has included the effect these have had on staffing arrangements.

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children’s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000.

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Pebbles Care, 2 Wyther Lane, Leeds LS5 3BT

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Inspector

Deb Duffy: social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC481305 5 to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children’s social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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